新标准大学英语 视听说教程3 原文及翻译

1、U NIT 1I NSIDE V IEWC ONVERSATION 1J ANET:H I,ITS ME AGAIN,J ANET L I.IM STILL A STUDENT AT THE U NIVERSITY OF O XFORD IN E NGLAND.B UT IM NOT IN O XFORD RIGHT NOW.A ND I HA VENT GONE BACK HOME TO C HINA EITHER.I TS THE LONG V ACATION NOW, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ITS THEMIDDLE OF SUMMER.IM SPENDING M

2、Y SUMMER IN ONE OF THE WORLDS GREATEST CITIES.IM IN L ONDON,HOME TO THEH OUSES OF P ARLIAMENT,B IG B EN,T OWER B RIDGEAND THEDOUBLE-DECKER BUS.I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT ITS LIKE TO LIVE IN THIS BUSY,LIVELY CITY.S O IM WORKING FOR L ONDON T IME O FF,A WEBSITE ABOUT WHATS ON IN L ONDON.T HIS IS J OE, HE

3、S MY BOSS, AND THIS IS A NDY, WHO IS A REPORTER.A ND WHATS MY JOB?W ELL,I DONT KNOW YET,BECAUSE ITS MY FIRST DAY.B UT IM MEANT TO BE SHADOWING A NDY, OH, WHAT I MEAN IS,IM GOING TO BE HELPING HIM.S O CAN YOU TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT L ONDON,A NDY?A NDY:I TS THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD.J OE:E XCEPT

4、 FOR N EW Y ORK!A NDY:N EW Y ORK?D ONT MAKE ME LAUGH!J OE:A ND YOUR POINT IS?A NDY:L OOK,IF YOU WANT MY OPINION,L ONDON IS GREATER THANN EW Y ORKJ OE:N O,I DONT W ANT YOUR OPINION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.I TS A FACT.A NDY:A FACT!A RE YOU SERIOUS?J ANET:A ND HERE WE ARE IN L ONDON, PROBABLY THE GREATEST

5、 CITY IN THE WORLD.A NDY:W HAT?P ROBABLY?E XCUSE ME,I PREFER TO DEAL WITH THISMYSELFJ OE:A H, DREAM ON,A NDY珍妮特:嗨,又是我,珍妮特.李。我目前还是一位英国牛津大学的学生,但我现在不在牛津,也还没有回中国的家。现在在放长假,而且不管你信不信,现在是夏天的中期。我现在正在世界上最棒的城市之一里度过我的夏天。我在伦敦,它是英国国会大厦、大本钟、塔桥和双层巴士的故乡。我想知道住在如此热闹和生气勃勃的城市里是什么感觉。所以,我现在在为伦敦下班网效劳。它是一个报道伦敦时事的网站。这是乔,他是我的

6、老板,而他是安迪,一位记者。我的工作是什么呢?这个我也不知道,因为今天是我的第一天,但我会注定跟随着安迪。喔,我的意思是,我将会协助他。那么安迪,你能告诉我一些关于伦敦的事情吗?安迪:伦敦是世界上最棒的城市。乔:除了纽约以外!安迪:纽约?别逗我笑了!乔:那你的观点是?安迪:注意,如果你真的需要我的观点,伦敦确实比纽约棒乔:不,我不需要你的观点,非常感谢!这是事实!安迪:事实!你是当真的吗?珍妮特:我们现在在伦敦,或许是世界上最棒的城市。安迪:什么?或许?对不起,我宁可自己处理这个乔:啊,安迪,继续做你的美梦吧.C ONVERSATION 2J ANET:S O WHEN DID YOU STA

7、RT WORKING AT L ONDON T IME O FF?A NDY:A BOUT A YEAR AGO.J ANET:A ND I HOPE YOU DONT MIND MY ASKING ,BUT DO YOU LIKE WORKING HERE?A NDY:Y ES,I LOVE IT.I MEAN,J OE AND I GET ALONG QUITE WELL.H EDRIVES ME CRAZY SOMETIMES,BECAUSE HES MY BOSS,AND IWISH I EARNED A BIT MORE MONEY,BUTI THINK MY JOB ISREALL

8、Y COOL,BECAUSE I GET TO SEE EVERYTHING THATSHAPPENING IN L ONDON.A ND I DIDNT WANT TO JOIN THE RATRACE.J ANET:W HAT DO YOU MEAN BY THE RAT RACE?A NDY:Y OU KNOW,DOING THE SAME THING DAY IN DAY OUT,AND NOTDOING ANYTHING CREATIVE, OR HA VING ANY TIME TO ENJOY LIFE.I TS THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO.J ANE

9、T:S O DO YOU MIND TELLING ME WHAT YOU DO EXACTLY?A NDY:B ASICALLY, WE CHECK OUT NEW EVENTS ON THE L ONDON MUSICSCENE, YOU KNOW, NEW CLUBS, THE LATEST PLAYS AND FILMS, ASWELL AS EXHIBITIONS IN GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS.T HEN WE GOAND FILM INTERVIEWS WITH THE MUSICIANS OR THE ACTORS, ORANYONE WHO HAS ANYT

10、HING TO DO WITH THE EVENT.J ANET:O K, THEN WHAT HAPPENS?A NDY:W E EDIT THE INTERVIEWS,AND THEN WE UPLOAD IT ALL ONTOTHE WEBSITE.W E GET 200,000 HITS A WEEK.W ERE L ONDONSBIGGEST LISTINGS SITE.J ANET:C AN I ASK YOU SOMETHING ELSE?A NDY:F IRE AWAY.J ANET:W HAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW?A NDY:I NEED TO GO

11、 BACK TO MY FLAT, AND GET MY RESEARCH.T HENWEVE GOT AN INTERVIEW TO DO.L ETS GET THE TUBE BACK TOMY PLACE.J ANET:A ND WHAT ABOUT J OE?A NDY:W ELL,HES SUPPOSED TO BE ON HIS WAY TO THE N ATIONALT HEATRE, TO DO AN INTERVIEW WITH THE DIRECTOR OF A NEWPLAY.B UT I KIND OF HOPE HE GETS LOST ON THE WAY.T HE

12、NHELL DISCOVER WHAT A GREAT PLACE L ONDON IS.J ANET:I DONT UNDERSTAND.A NDY:IM JOKING!C OME ON, LETS GO!珍妮特:那么你是什么开始在伦敦下班网上班的呢?安迪:大约一年前。珍妮特:我希望你不要介意我的发问,你喜欢在这里工作吗?安迪:是,我非常喜欢。我的意思是,乔跟我相处得挺好的。虽然有时我快被他搞疯了,因为他是我的老板,而且我又希望能多赚点钱,但我认为我的工作是十分有趣的,因为我能够看到伦敦正在发生的事情。再说,我不愿意自己处在商业中无意义的竞争里。珍妮特:你说的商业中无意义的竞争是什么意思?安

13、迪:你知道,日复一日地做着同样的事情并且不做任何有创意的事或拥有任何可以享受生活的时间。这是我最不想做的事情。珍妮特:那你介意告诉我你具体都做些什么吗?安迪:基本上,除了新的俱乐部、最新的戏剧和电影,还有美术馆和博物馆里的展览,你知道,我们会关注伦敦乐坛的新动向。然后,我们去采访音乐家或演员或任何与此事件有关的人并将此采访的内容录下来。珍妮特:好的,那接下来呢?安迪:我们编辑这些采访然后将它们全部都上传到网站上。我们一周就取得了二十万个网路点击数。我们是伦敦最大的数据站点。珍妮特:我能问你其他事情吗?安迪:尽管问吧。珍妮特:我们现在要做什么?安迪:我需要回到我的公寓去拿我的研究调查。然后,我们

14、得去做个采访。让我们乘地铁到我家去吧。珍妮特:那乔怎么办?安迪:他现在应该在去国家剧院的路上。他要去给一位新戏剧的导演做个采访。但我有点儿希望他在途中迷路。然后,他将会发现伦敦是多么棒的一个地方。珍妮特:我不明白。安迪:我是在开玩笑!快点,我们走吧!O UTSIDE VIEWH APPINESS IS NOT WHAT MOST STUDENTS HA VE IN MIND WHEN THEY THINK OF SCHOOL.Y ET A SCHOOL IN G ERMANY HAS DEVELOPED A NOVEL WAY TO RAISE THE MORALE OF ITS STUDEN

15、TS,BY TEACHINGHAPPINESS IN CLASSES.S TUDENTS AT H EIDELBERGS W ILLY H ELLPACH S CHOOL OF E CONOMICS ARE LEARNING HOW TO ACHIEVE HAPPINESS AS AN OFFICIAL SUBJECT, ALONGSIDE MATHEMATICS AND LANGUAGES.T HIS IS THE FIRST SCHOOL IN G ERMANY TO DEVELOP A HAPPINESS COURSE, INTENDED FOR 17-TO 19-YEAR-OLDS P

16、REPARING FOR UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMS.E RNSTF RITZ-S CHUBERT,THE SCHOOLS PRINCIPAL,IS ON A MISSION TO CHANGE THINGS.E RNSTF RITZ-S CHUBERT:I T WAS MY IDEA-IVE BEEN AT THIS SCHOOL FOR 31 YEARS, AND I FEEL THAT SCHOOL AND HAPPINESS HA VE TO BE REUNITED.T HESE ARE TWO TERMS WHICH ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO

17、GETHER, BECAUSE ONE DOES NOT CONNECT SCHOOL WITH HAPPINESS.I N SOME CASES SCHOOL COMES BEHIND THE DENTISTS ON THE POPULARITY SCALE AND WE SHOULD TRY TO PUSH SCHOOLSPOPULARITY A BIT.I T HAS BEEN PROVED BY SCIENCE THAT A HAPPY STUDENT CAN LEARN MORE THAN AN UNHAPPY ONE,U NHAPPY STUDENTS CAN CONCENTRAT

18、E FOR A WHILE BUT DO NOT USE ALL THEIR POTENTIAL. T HE HAPPINESS CLASSES ARE INTENDED TO HELP STUDENTS FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL.T HEY WILL HELP THE STUDENTS LIVE HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS LIVES.T HE CLASSES AIM TO HELP STUDENTS IN ACHIEVING A POSITIVESTATE OF MIND,BY USING ALL THEIR OWN RESOURCES AND BOOS

19、TING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM.I N ADDITION, THEY HOPE CLASSES WILL INCREASE SELF-AWARENESS AND PHYSICAL COMFORT.H APPINESS CLASSES ARE ALSO INTENDED TO MAKE STUDENTS MORE AWARE ABOUT THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.D URING CLASSES STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND OBSERVE THEIR PEE

20、RSBEHA VIOR.T HE CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY B JOERN B ONN, AN ACTOR AND VISITING LECTURER.B JOERN B ONN:O NE OF THE EXERCISES I DO IS TO HA VE ONE OF THE STUDENTS WALK ACROSS THE CLASSROOM,WITH THE OTHERS COPYING HIS WALK.T HROUGH THIS EXERCISE,I HOPE THEY LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT THEMSELVES.W HY DO I MOVE

21、LIKE THIS?H OW DO OTHERS SEE MY WAY OF WALKING?I HOPE THAT WITH A HIGHER BODY AWARENESS THEY IDEALLY OF COURSE IT WILL TAKE TIME-ACHIEVE A HIGHER SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS WHICH COULD LEAD TO HAPPINESS.W OLFGANG L ANG:W E GIVE THESE CLASSES TO STUDENTS TO HELP THEM FIND HAPPINESS.N OW THE QUESTION IS:H OW

22、DO I DEFINE HAPPINESS?H APPINESS IS FOR EXAMPLE A STRENGTHENING OF THE PERSONALITY.W E ARE PROVIDING HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE STRONGER PEOPLE.P EOPLE THAT ASK“W HO AM I AS A PERSON?A M I REALLY HAPPY?P ASCAL G EMBLE:I T TAKES TIME AND EVERYBODY HAS TO FINDHAPPINESS FOR THEMSELVES.Y OU CANNOT GO I

23、NTO A COACHING LESSON AND SAY TEACH ME HAPPINESS.O NE CAN ONLY GET INDICATIONS FROM TEACHERS OR THE VISITING LECTURERS.T HERE ARE ALSO HAPPINESS SCIENTISTS, IF WE COULD TALK TO ONE OF THOSE,I AM SURE HE WOULD HA VE SOME HINTS.Y OSMA P INAR C ETINKAYA:Y OU WOULD THINK THAT THE TEACHERS ARE WRITING DE

24、FINITIONS ON THE BOARD.N OT TRUE.T HOSE WHO WANT HAPPINESS HA VE TO FIND IT FOR THEMSELVES, YOU CANNOT REALLY LEARN THAT.S O WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE HAPPY AND CAN YOU LEARN IT AT SCHOOL?当学生想起学校,快乐不是多数人想到的。目前,德国一所学校已经创造了一种新颖的通过在课堂上教授快乐的方法来提升其学生们的精神面貌。H EIDELBERG S W ILLY H ELLPACH S CHOOL OF E CONOMI

25、CS 正在研究怎样将快乐实现为与数学和语言一样的官方课程。这是德国第一家开设快乐课程的学校,意欲为17至19岁的学生作高考的准备。E RNSTF RITZ-S CHUBERT,学校的校长,肩负着变革的使命。E RNSTF RITZ-S CHUBERT:“这是我的想法我已经在这所学校呆了31年,我认为学校和快乐必须被重组,这是不被认为该在一起的两部分,因为学生不把学校与快乐联系起来。在某些情况下,学校在受欢迎程度上落后于牙医,我们应该努力推动学校的受欢迎度。科学已经证明一个快乐的学生能比一个不快乐的学生学到更多。不快乐的学生能在一段时间内集中注意力,但不能发挥他们所有的潜力,这些快乐课程致力于帮

26、助学生发挥他们的潜能,能帮学生生活在快乐繁荣的生活中。这种课程旨在帮助学生们通过用他们自己的特长和激励他们的自尊来达到思想的积极状态。另外,他们希望课程会增加自觉意识和身体素质,快乐课程还致力于让学生意识到环境与社会是作为一个整体存在。课堂期间学生被鼓励表达自我和关注同伴的行为,课程由演员和客座讲师B JOERN B ONN讲授。B JOERN B ONN:“我做的其中一个练习是让学生走过教室,其他学生模仿他的步伐。通过这个练习,我希望他们从自己身上学得一些东西为什么我像这样行动?其他人怎样评价我走路的方式?我希望伴随着更高的身体意识他们原则上当然这需要时间实现更高的抵达快乐的自我意识。”W

27、OLFGANG L ANG:“我们为学生们开设这些课程来帮助他们找寻快乐,现在问题是:我该如何给快乐下定义?比如快乐是个性的加强。我们正提供有帮助的建议来使学生更强健,学生会问:我是一个怎样的人?我真的高兴吗?”P ASCAL G EMBE:“这需要花时间,每个人必须为自己找寻快乐,你不可能去一个训练课说:教给我快乐。一个学生只能从教师或客座讲师那得到暗示,另外也有研究快乐的科学家,如果我们能与他们之一交流,我确信他能给一些暗示。”Y OSMA P INAR C ETINKAYA:“你会认为老师在黑板上写下快乐的定义,那不正确。哪些想得到快乐的学生必须为他们自己寻找,你不能真正通过学习得到。”

28、既然如此,得到快乐的代价是什么?你能在学校学到它吗?L ISTENING INP ASSAGE ONEI NTERVIEWER:C AN YOU TELL MEHOW DO YOU THINK YOU HA VECHANGED AS YOU HA VE MATURED?W HAT THINGS HA VEHAD A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON YOU?S PEAKER 1:W ELL, LET ME THINKI SUPPOSE GOING TO UNIVERSITY HAD A BIG IMPACT ON MY LIFE.I T MADE ME MUCH MOREOPEN-MIND

29、ED.I MET SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLETHERE WITH WEIRD AND WONDERFUL IDEAS AND ITCHANGED THE WAY I SEE THE WORLD.IM MUCH MORETOLERANT NOWI T MADE ME A MORE ROUNDED PERSON.I NTERVIEWER:G REAT,AND HAD ANY PARTICULAR PERSON HAD A CENTRAL ROLE IN FORMING YOUR CHARACTER?S PEAKER 1:I GUESS THATD HA VE

30、 TO BE MY GRANDFATHER.I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HIM, AND HE TAUGHT ME TO STAND UP FORMY BELIEFS.H E WAS ALWAYS TELLING ME ABOUT THISI NTERVIEWER:S O WHAT PEOPLE OR EVENTS HA VE HAD AN IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE?S PEAKER 2:I THINK THAT TRA VELING MY GAP YEAR MADE ME GROW UP AND SEE BOTH THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD AN

31、D,TRA VELED A LOT AROUND A SIA AND YOU KNOW,I FOUNDTHAT IN SOME OF THE POOREST COUNTRIES,LIKEC AMBODIA AND L AOS,PEOPLE SHARE WHATEVER LITTLETHEY HA VE,AND THEY POSSESS A REAL JOY FOR LIFE.I TSPROBABLY MADE ME A LESS SELFISH PERSON.I NTERVIEWER:I NTERESTINGSO YOU WOULD RECOMMEND THATYOUNG PEOPLE TAK

32、E A GAP YEAR TO DISCOVER THEMSELVESAND THE WORLD?S PEAKER 2:D EFINITELY.I T GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY O LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD BEYOND THE ONE YOU GREW UP IN AND IFOUND IT REALLYI NTERVIEWER:C OULD YOU TELL ME WHAT THINGS IN YOUR LIFE HA VEHAD THE GREATEST INFLUENCE IN FORMING YOURPERSONALITY?S PEAKER

33、3:W ELLA COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I WAS ON A REALITY TV SHOW WHERE A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE ALL LIVED IN AHOUSE TOGETHER.E ACH WEEK SOME ONE WAS VOTED OFFBY THE AUDIENCE.I GOT DOWN TO THE FINAL THREE!ISUPPOSE BEING ON THE SHOW AND SEEING HOW THE OTHERCONTESTANTS BEHA VED MADE ME REALIZE HOW SELFISHAND SPI

34、TEFUL SOME PEOPLE CAN BE JUST TO GET WHATTHEY WANT.I ALSO REALIZED ITS BEST TO JUST BEYOURSELF IN LIFE.I F YOU PRETEND TO BE SOMEONEDIFFERENT PEOPLE WILL EVENTUALLY SEE THROUGH THELIES.I NTERVIEWER:R IGHTA ND HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU WERE EVENTUALLY VOTED OFF?S PEAKER 3:R ELIEVED,TO BE HONEST WITH

35、YOU.B UT YOU KNOW,A SLIGHT REGRET THAT I DIDNT WIN BECAUSE I KIND OFI NTERVIEWER:S O YOU CAN TELL ME, WHAT ONE THING DO YOU THINKTHAT HAS HAD THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE?S PEAKER 4:H MM,THATS A DIFFICULT QUESTION.B UT I THINK HELPING VICTIMS OF THE TSUNAMI IN 2004HAD A VERYGREAT IMPACT ON ME.IM

36、HALF T HAI AND ID JUSTARRIVED IN T HAILAND FOR A FAMILY C HRISTMAS HOLIDAY.W HEN I HEARD THE NEWS I KNEW I HAD TO HELP-YOUCOULDNT NOT.I ENDED UP ACTING AS AN INTERPRETER FORA GROUP OF VOLUNTEER DOCTORS.I T WAS AN INCREDIBLYDIFFICULT TIME BUT YOU KNOW,EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OFSUCH A HORRIFIC TRAGEDY THER

37、E IS STILL A HUGE AMOUNTOF GENUINE HUMAN KINDNESS.I NTERVIEWER:T HATS AMAZING!A ND HAS IT CHANGED THE WAY YOU VIEW YOUR FUTURE采访者你能不能告诉我你认为在你渐渐成熟的过程中产生了怎样的变化呢?什么事情对你产生了主要的影响?发言人1嗯,让我想想我认为上大学对我的生活产生了重大的影响。大学生活让我的思想更加开明。我在那遇到了太多不同类型的人,他们有着奇特而又令人称赞的想法。这让我改变了我看世界的方式。我现在宽容多了上大学让我成为了一个更加全面的人。采访者太棒了那有没有一些特

38、殊的人在你的性格塑造上产生主要影响呢?受访者1我觉得这个人应该是我的祖父。我和他非常亲近,是他教会了我要坚持自己的信仰。他总是这么和我说采访者那什么人或事对你的生活产生了重要的影响呢?受访者2我认为在我的空档年旅行让我逐渐成长,让我同时看见了世界的美丽和单单是普通人的慷慨。我去亚洲游玩了很多地方,你知道的,我发现在一些最贫困的国家,像柬埔寨和老挝,人们会分享他们所拥有的一切,无论多少。因此他们拥有对生活最真的快乐。这很可能让我成为一个不那么自私的人。采访者:很有趣。所以你建议年轻人在大学前的那一年里去发现自己和整个世界么?受访者2:当然了,它能够给你一个机会去了解你生活环境之外的世界,而且我觉

39、得它很采访者:你介意告诉我,在你的生活中,什么事情对你的人格的形成起了最重要的影响么?受访者3:恩,几年前,我参加一个电视真人秀的时候,年轻人都住在同一个房子里。每一个星期,都会有人根据观众的投票而离开。我坚持到了最后三名!我想通过参加这次活动,以及观察其他参赛者的行为,让我认识到了一个人为了达到他的目的,可以多么的自私与居心叵测。同时我也认识到了在生活中,最好做自己。如果你试图去做其他不同于自己的人,别人最终会看穿这个谎言。采访者:那么,当你最后被投票要离开的时候,你是什么感觉?受访者3:说实话,我感觉如释重负。但是你知道,还会有一点儿遗憾,我有些采访者:那么你可以告诉我,在你的生活中,什么

40、事情对你起到了最大的影响么?受访者4:恩,这是个很难回答的问题。但是我想在2004年的时候帮助海啸受难者给我了巨大的影响。我有一半的泰国血统,那时我刚刚到达泰国去参加家庭的圣诞聚会。当我听到这个消息的时候,我知道我必须去帮助他们你不可能什么都不做。我最终成为一名医生小组的口译员。那是一个十分艰难的时期,但是你知道,即使是在这样巨大的灾难之中,仍然会有很多人性的善良。采访者:真的很震惊!那么它改变了你对未来的想法么?P ASSAGE TWOT ONY:T ALKING TO US TODAY IN OUR L IFE C HOICES SERIES IS J OAN R OBINSON, AN

41、ACADEMIC COUNSELOR AT M ANCHESTERU NIVERSITY.S HE GIVES ADVICE TO SCHOOL STUDENTS ONCHOOSING THE RIGHT SUBJECT TO STUDY AT UNIVERSITY.J OAN,WELCOME TO THE SHOW.J OAN:T HANKS T ONY.T ONY:S O J OAN, WHAT DO OUR LISTENERS NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHEN CHOOSING A COURSE?I TS A HUGE, POTENTIALLY LIFE-CHANGING

42、 DECISION, ISNT IT?J OAN:Y ES.I GENERALLY GIVE STUDENTS ADVICE IN TWO AREAS.F IRSTLY,KNOW YOURSELF,AND SECONDLY,THINK TO THEFUTURE.T ONY:W HEN YOU SAY KNOW YOURSELF WHAT DO YOU MEAN?J OAN:B ASICALLY,I MEAN EV ALUATE YOUR OWN PERSONAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES,YOUR PERSONALITY TRAITS AND THE THINGS YO

43、U LIKE.T ONY:I SEES O HOW CAN OUR LISTENERS DO THIS?J OAN:W ELL, START BY ASKING YOURSELF QUESTIONS TO HELP REFLECT ON YOUR LIFE SO FAR.F OR EXAMPLE,WHAT SUBJECTS ARE YOU GOOD AT?A RE YOU AN ORGANIZED AND SELF-DISCIPLINED PERSON?A RE YOU CONFIDENT AND OUTGOING?D O YOU LIKE WORKING WITH OTHERS IN A T

44、EAM OR DO YOU PREFER WORKING ALONE?T HESE KINDS OF QUESTIONS WILL HELP YOU DISCOVER MORE ABOUT YOURSELF.T ONY:S OUNDS LIKE GOOD ADVICE.H OW ABOUT YOUR SECOND POINT REGARDING THE FUTURE?J OAN:W ELL, YOUR CHOICE OF MAJOR SUBJECT IS LIKELY TO HA VE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON YOUR FUTURE CAREER SO ITSIMPOR

45、TANT TO LOOK INTO THIS CAREFULLY.I RECOMMEND YOUCHECK NOT ONLY WHICH ACADEMIC SUBJECTS WILL HELP YOUGET INTO A PARTICULAR AREA OF WORK, BUT ALSO LOOKCAREFULLY AT WHAT UNIVERSITIES OFFER.E ACH UNIVERSITY HAS ITS STRENGTHS SO TRY TO CHOOSE ONE THAT IS THE BEST IN YOUR CHOSEN FIELD.F IND OUT WHAT LINKS

46、 THE DEPARTMENT HAS TORELATED INDUSTRIES AND LEADING COMPANIES IN IT.T ONY:G OOD POINT.N OW ID LIKE TO TAKE SOME CALLS FROM OUR LISTENERS.F IRST UP WE HA VE J AMES ON THE LINE.H I,J AMES!H OW CAN WE HELP?J AMES:H I.IM INTERESTED IN CAREER IN IT AND ID LIKE TO ASK J OAN WHETHER SHE THINKS ITS BETTER

47、TO GO TO A HIGHLYRESPECTED UNIVERSITY, LIKE O XFORD, OR TO STUDYSOMEWHERE THAT HAS MORE OF A VOCATIONAL FOCUS?J OAN:W ELL,J AMES, YOU KNOW IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU EXPECT TO GET OUT OF A UNIVERSITY AND HOW YOU SEE YOURFUTURE.B ASICALLY A HANDFUL OF THE BRIGHTEST GRADUATESARE PICKED FROM THE TOP

48、 UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO JOIN THE LEADING IT COMPANIES.S O ID SAY IF YOURE AHIGH-FLYER THEN THIS IS THE ROUTE THAT MIGHT BE FOR YOU.B UT IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A MORE MAINSTREAM CAREERTHEN YOU SHOULD CONSIDER A COURSE THAT HELPS YOU ACQUIRE PRACTICAL, TRANSFERABLE SKILLS THAT YOU CAN USE IN

49、 THEWORKPLACEAND LOOK AT WHICH UNIVERSITIES HA VE THE BEST LEVELS OF GRADUATE RECRUITMENT FOR THE KIND OF JOB YOUARE AIMING FOR.J AMES:I SEE!T HANKS A LOT.T HAT REALLY HELPS ME OUTT ONY:今天我们生活选择栏目的嘉宾是曼彻斯特大学的学校顾问乔恩·罗宾逊。她将会给学生们一些在大学里如何去选择正确的学科的建议。乔恩,欢迎来到我们的节目。J OAN:谢谢,托尼。T ONY:那么乔恩,我们的听众在选择课程时需要考

50、虑些什么?这是一个重大的,可能改变生活的选择,对吗?J OAN:是的。我一般给学生们两个方面的建议。第一,要了解自己;第二,要对未来持有看法。T ONY:你说的“了解自己”,具体是什么意思?J OAN:基本上,我的意思是要评价自己的优缺点、性格特征和兴趣。T ONY:明白。那么我们的听众要怎么做到这一点呢?J OAN:目前,要从自我反思开始。例如,你擅长哪一科?你是不是一个有条理的,能自律的人?你是不是自信的,开朗的?你喜欢在一个团队中与别人合作还是孤军奋战?这些问题能帮助你更多地了解自己。T ONY:听起来就是个好建议。那你的第二个关于未来的建议呢?J OAN:你选择的主修课程很有可能对你以

51、后的工作有重大的影响,所以,仔细地对专业进行调查是很重要的。我要求的不仅仅是调查哪一个专业能让你找到好工作,而且要仔细地查阅一下学校提供的资源。每一所大学都有自己的特色,所以要试着选择在你选择范围内的最好的一所。并且要找到那一所大学与相关工厂和首席公司之间的关系。T ONY:好主意。现在我们进入到听众热线的环节。第一个连接上的听众是詹姆斯。詹姆斯你好!我们有什么能帮助你的?J AMES:你好。我对IT行业很感兴趣,我想问一下乔恩,她认为进入一所受到尊重的学校,例如牛津大学好,还是选择一所更加注重技术实践的学校好?J OAN:很好,詹姆斯,你知道这完全决定于你想要从大学里得到什么还有你对未来的看

52、法。基本上,大把的精英都是从世界顶尖高校中被挑选出来进入到领先世界的IT公司工作。我想说,如果你是一个有野心的人,这可能是一条属于你的路。但是,如果你正在寻找主流行业,那么你应该考虑一门能帮助你锻炼在工作中有用处的实践能力与可传递能力的课程,和比较一下在哪一间大学里,你的目标专业的就业率最高。J AMES:明白了!非常感谢,这些建议真的让我豁然开朗。U NIT 2I NSIDE VIEWC ONVERSION 1J ANET H EY,LOOK AT THAT!I TS JUST LIKE IVE SEEN IT IN THE FILMS!A NDY W ELCOME TO L ONDON,M

53、Y HOMETOWN.W E ARE INS HOUTWARK,SOUTH OF THE RIVER.THERES L ONDONBRIDGE OFF TO YOUR LEFT, AND THERES T OWER B RIDGE.J ANET IM REALLY IMPRESSED.H OW OLD IS IT?A NDY I TS ONLY ABOUT 120 YEARS OLD.J ANET WELL, THATS QUITE OLD.A NDY THE L ONDON D OCKS USED TO BE AROUND THIS AREA.W HATHAPPENED WAS THAT A

54、BOUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES A DAY,THEY RAISED T OWER B RIDGE,SO THE BIGGER SHIPS COULDCOME RIGHT INTO L ONDON.B UT BECAUSE THEY COULDNTGO UNDER L ONDON BRIDGE, THEY HAD TO STOP AND UNLOADHERE.J ANET D OES T OWER B RIDGE STILL OPEN?A NDY WELL,NOT SO OFTEN.W HEN I WAS A KID,I THINK I SAWTOWER BRIDGE GO U

55、P FAIRY OFTEN, ALL THE TRAFFIC HAD TOWAIT FOR THE SHIPS TO PASS THROUGH THE BRIDGE.A NYWAY,JUST THIS SIDE OF L ONDON BRIDGE WERE LOTS OFWAREHOUSES, WHERE THEY KEPT THEIR CARGO.B UT DURINGTHE SECOND WORLD WAR,THERE WAS LOTS OF BOMBINGOVER L ONDONJ ANET YES,I READ ABOUT THATTHE B LITZ?A NDY THATS RIGH

56、T.A ND EVEN WHEN I WAS A KID,I REMEMBERTHAT MANY OF THE BUILDINGS WERE STILL DAMAGED.B UT INTHE LATE 1980S AND 90S,THIS WHOLE AREA WASREDEVELOPED,YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF,ITS A TRENDYPLACE TO LIVE NOW.J ANET IS THE RIVER THAMES STILL POLLUTED?A NDY WELL, IT CERTAINLY USED TO BE POLLUTED.I REMEMBER I

57、THAD A VERY DISTINCTIVE SMELL, IF YOU FELL IN, THEY USEDTO TAKE YOU TO HOSPITAL.J ANET THATS SOUNDS REVOLTING!A NDY YES, BUT IN THE 1960S, THEY CLEANED IT UP, AND IN FACT ITSNOW ONE OF THE CLEANEST CITY RIVERS IN THE WORLD.翻译:珍妮特嘿,看那!和我在电影里看到的一样啊!安迪欢迎来到我的故乡伦敦。我们现在是在河的南边-SOUTHWARK,在你的左边是伦敦大桥,那边是伦敦塔桥。珍妮特真让人叹为观止啊!他有多长的历史了?安迪只有大概120年吧。珍妮特已经很久了。安迪轮的码头以前就在这附近,他们以前每天都会吧塔桥升起来三四次,以便让大船进入伦敦,但船又不能通过伦敦大桥,所以只能在这